CEE capitals becoming ‘victims of own success’

4 years ago

Slovakia's capital city Bratislava is having difficulty getting EU funding after the rapid rise in its GDP per capita in…

Rising bills bring extra bite to Baltic winter

4 years ago

For the citizens of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, the signs are ominous. As the Baltic countries look ahead to rising…

Estonia first in Europe for house price rises since 2010, as CEE dominates top ten list

4 years ago

House prices have more than doubled in Estonia and Hungary over the last decade, according to a Eurostat survey that…

Bulgarians not enthusiastic about Euro

4 years ago

Around 58% of Bulgarians oppose adoption of the Euro as their country's currency, according to a poll conducted by Trend…

Europe, Russia play gas spike blame game

4 years ago

President Vladimir Putin brushed off accusations that Russian-state-owned Gazprom is responsible for soaring energy prices across Europe at an energy…

Revolut plans to offer loans, credit cards and Hungarian-language services

4 years ago

Digital bank Revolut is in talks with the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) about entering the central European country’s market, deputy…

European airlines demand opening date from US for travellers

4 years ago

US authorities were called by European airlines on Wednesday to set a date for reopening and to agree a list…

Tech and financial service industries are starting to merge. Are we already in the digital currency era?

4 years ago

While Fintech and Big Tech firms make incursions into the financial services sector, data is becoming the real commodity in…

President Zeman in hospital, Czechia in limbo

4 years ago

Czech politics is currently in a state of paralysis after President Milos Zeman was hospitalised on election weekend. The head…

EU successfully issues world’s largest green bond package

4 years ago

To date, on Tuesday the European Commission issued the world's largest green bond package worth EUR 12 billion, raising funds…

Hungary scraps plans to buy neighbors’ agricultural land

4 years ago

Hungary has decided against a plan to expand the country's ownership of agricultural land in some of its neighbors like…

Ciolos steps in to fill Romania’s power vacuum

4 years ago

President Klaus Iohannis has invited Save Romania Union (USR) leader Dacian Ciolos to form a government in Romania, which is…

VW considers V4 countries for battery plant

4 years ago

Germany's VW is planning on building six battery factories in Europe by 2030, and one of those facilities is likely…

Global minimum tax plan makes progress

4 years ago

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Biden administration have brokered a compromise on the plan to…

No “Polexit” say protesters in Poland

4 years ago

Protesters chanted "No to Polexit" at pro-EU rallies in Warsaw and across Poland over the weekend after the country's highest…

Czechs vote out PM Babis

4 years ago

Czechs voted for a conservative shift in last weekend's elections on Friday and Saturday. The conservative coalition SPOLU (“Together”) formed by…

Austria’s Kurz steps back, FM Schallenberg to become Chancellor

4 years ago

Alexander Schallenberg is expected to be sworn in “within days” as Chancellor of Austria following the resignation of Sebastian Kurz over the weekend.  It would be an…

Exhibition director Tamas Revesz takes CET on a digital tour of World Press Photo 2021

4 years ago

Tamas Revesz has organised the World Press Photo (WPP) exhibition in Hungary - the homeland of Robert Capa and Joseph…

Global microchip shortage hits Czech auto sector

4 years ago

Due to the global shortage of microchips the Czech Republic's biggest exporter, auto manufacturer Skoda, has announced a significant production…

Polish court ruling challenges primacy of EU law

4 years ago

Poland's highest court ruled Thursday that some parts of the EU treaties are incompatible with the country’s own Constitution. Prime…